Goa Pradesh Congress Committee strongly demanded that Industries Minister Vishwajit Rane must use the land of SEZ for the proposed IIT project instead of using the fertile land in Sattari. “We also warn the government to immediately cancel the transfer orders of all including a “Divyaang” lady or be ready to face the wrath of people from across the state. Vindictive actions will back fire on BJP government,” he said. He said it is criminal act to cut almost 2 lakh trees for the IIT project to come up. The land allotted to SEZ is barren land. “We also demand…
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Margao: Slamming Curtorim MLA Alexio Reginald Lourenco accusations that he is a BJP man, Benaulim MLA Churchill Alemao on Sunday reiterated that his support to the Dr Pramod Sawant-led BJP Government is issue based. “My support to BJP is issue based as I want development of my constituency,” he told reporters in Margao. He said that it was Reginald, who wanted to join BJP along with 10 others last year. “It was clear when he called CM Sawant as chief guest for his birthday. However, things did not materialise as he wanted TCP portfolio and BJP refused,” he charged. Churchill…
PORVORIM: Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte has alleged that the government is planning to discharge around 500 COVID patients without confirmatory tests on Sunday. Taking to social media, Khaunte wrote, that it has come to his notice through reliable sources that over 500 coronavirus patients are being discharged today from govt COVID hospital, without a confirmatory test. “This is clearly being staged to bring down reporting of rising coronavirus cases in Goa, risking lives of Goenkars who are holding themselves in their houses out of fear of catching the infection. Deaths due to coronavirus are increasing by the day in Goa…
ji PANJIM: Goencho Awaz on Sunday has strongly condemned the alleged atrocities against those opposing IIT project in Sattari. “The shocking news of vengeance by the Health Minister and MLA of Valpoi Vishwajit Rane in transferring Government employees of his constituency in past few days especially a handicap Anganwadi worker from Sattari to Quepem is the most disgusting and inhuman action by this government.” Said Goencho Awaz Covenor Swapnesh Sherlekar He said, “This revengeful act and pressure tactics on the part of the government on the villagers of Melavali for opposing the ill-conceived IIT in their village is a sign…
The South Goa district has declared Betqui-Candola as a containment zone and ward no 5 in Haldanwad as buffer zone after 32 COVID19 positive cases were reported till date. “It has been made to appear to me that 32 person from six houses in Ward Haldanwad of Village Panchayat Betqui-Candola of Ponda Taluka in South Gon District have tested positive for COVID-19 as per information received from the Betqui- Candola PHC by the Dy. Collector & Sub Divisional Magistrate Ponda, as such it was requested to declare area as micro-containment zone,” said the order issued by South Goa Collector Ajit…
A lot has been said and written about how the COVID19 victims are being disowned by their own in Goa as well as the country, let alone attending the funeral, they oppose the bodies to be brought in the locality crematorium. However, amidst all this there has been a silver lining as the Chief Minister of Goa Dr Pramod Sawant, who has become a subject of meme, due to his regular statement “bhivpachi garaz na” (no need to get scared), in wake of rising COVID19 cases. While many across the State laughed at his statement and joked at him as…
CM Dr. Pramod Sawant lauded Vedanta Sesa Goa Iron Ore’s community infrastructure initiatives for handing over village playground to Amona panchayat which is renovated by Vedanta Sesa Goa Iron Ore and laid the foundation stone to initiate Vedanta’s one more infrastructure project in the village that is, construction work of compound wall for Mahadev Temple, Amona. “I appreciate Vedanta Sesa Goa Iron Business and all the panchayat members for consistent efforts towards upgrading village infrastructure which is of utmost importance for overall development of communities.I am sure this renovated panchayat playground will help in promotion of sports in the village…